Eliza Gkritsi

Eliza Gkritsi is a CoinDesk contributor focused on the intersection of crypto and AI, having previously covered mining for two years. She previously worked at TechNode in Shanghai and has graduated from the London School of Economics, Fudan University, and the University of York. She owns 25 WLD. She tweets as @egreechee.

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Finance

Crypto-Mining Host BitRiver Rus Had Net Zero Carbon Footprint in H2 2021

The carbon emissions of crypto mining are central to regulatory debates globally.

Hydroelectric power station in Bratsk, Russia. (BitRiver)

Finance

Red Bull's F1 Team Signs $150M Sponsorship Deal With Crypto Exchange Bybit

The deal is worth $50 million per annum, or $150 million for the total three-years, according to a source.

Red Bull F1 car on track (JP Valery/Unsplash)

Finance

Binance Smart Chain Rebrands to BNB Chain

BNB Chain will be made up of two parts, BNB Beacon Chain and BNB Smart Chain.

Binance BSC, Binance app

Finance

Hive Blockchain Q3 Revenue Jumps Fivefold From Previous Year

The gain was driven by increases in cryptocurrency prices and additional production facilities.

Máquinas de minería de bitcoin (Shutterstock)

Finance

Russia-Affiliated Addresses Received 74% of Ransomware Revenue Last Year: Chainalysis

Moscow City firms received as much as 48% of their crypto from illicit addresses.

Moscow.

Tech

Intel Launches Crypto Mining Initiative; Argo, Block to Get First Chips This Year

The chipmaking giant is ramping up its crypto mining offerings with a lineup of energy-efficient accelerators.

An old Intel motherboard (Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin Mining-Rig Maker Ebang Registers Crypto Exchange in Australia

Ebang started the registration process back in 2020.

Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Johnny Bhalla on Unsplash)

Finance

7 Crypto Exchange Executives Handed Prison Sentences for $1.7B Fraud in South Korea: Report

The exchange's former CEO was sentenced to 22 years in prison.

Seoul, South Korea (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)

Finance

Philippines Crypto Exchange PDAX Raises $50M Series B Led by Tiger Global

The exchange wants to bring crypto to the Philippines, where P2E game Axie Infinity has flourished.

Manila, Philippines. (Alexes Gerard/Unsplash)

Policy

Ireland's Central Bank 'Highly Unlikely' to Allow Retail Investors to Hold Crypto

The bank cites the difficulty of assessing risks.

Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin, Ireland. (Gabril Ramos/Unsplash)